Notary Test Questions and answers
How long is a notary's term of office? - correct answer-4 Years
What is the required amount of a notary bond? - correct answer-$10,000
The notary bond dates must be the same as the notary commission dates that are set by the
Secretary of State. - correct answer-True
Who gives the notary their oath of office? - correct answer-County Clerk
The notary's signature must be exactly as it appears on the notary commission. - correct
answer-True
If someone works in Missouri and needs to notarize documents for work but lives in a
surrounding state, they may be appointed as a non-resident Missouri notary. - correct
answer-True
A notary applicant is required to state whether they have been convicted of or plead guilty or
nolo contendere to any felony, or to any misdemeanor imcompatible with the duties of a
notary public, - correct answer-True
The notary must take their $10,000 notary bond that includes their name, dates of
commission and county of commission to the county clerk's office when they are sworn in. -
correct answer-True
A notary has to appear in the county clerk's office to take their notary oath, provide their
official signature as commissioned by the Secretary of State and receive their commission
within how many days after the application is accepted? - correct answer-60 Days
If the notary fails to appear within the allowed time-frame the notary is considered failed to
qualify and must start the application process over. - correct answer-True
Instead of a $10,000 notary bond, can a notary purchase Errors & Omissions Insurance? -
correct answer-No
A Missouri notary must keep records of notarizations in a permanently bound journal, with
numbered pages, and not a spiral notebook or a journal where pages can be removed. -
correct answer-True
Which of the following items must be recorded in your permanently bound journal? - correct
answer-A) date and time of day of notarization
B) type of notarization
C) type, title, or a description of the document or proceeding
D) signature, printed name, and address of each principal
E) evidence of identity of each principal
How long is a notary's term of office? - correct answer-4 Years
What is the required amount of a notary bond? - correct answer-$10,000
The notary bond dates must be the same as the notary commission dates that are set by the
Secretary of State. - correct answer-True
Who gives the notary their oath of office? - correct answer-County Clerk
The notary's signature must be exactly as it appears on the notary commission. - correct
answer-True
If someone works in Missouri and needs to notarize documents for work but lives in a
surrounding state, they may be appointed as a non-resident Missouri notary. - correct
answer-True
A notary applicant is required to state whether they have been convicted of or plead guilty or
nolo contendere to any felony, or to any misdemeanor imcompatible with the duties of a
notary public, - correct answer-True
The notary must take their $10,000 notary bond that includes their name, dates of
commission and county of commission to the county clerk's office when they are sworn in. -
correct answer-True
A notary has to appear in the county clerk's office to take their notary oath, provide their
official signature as commissioned by the Secretary of State and receive their commission
within how many days after the application is accepted? - correct answer-60 Days
If the notary fails to appear within the allowed time-frame the notary is considered failed to
qualify and must start the application process over. - correct answer-True
Instead of a $10,000 notary bond, can a notary purchase Errors & Omissions Insurance? -
correct answer-No
A Missouri notary must keep records of notarizations in a permanently bound journal, with
numbered pages, and not a spiral notebook or a journal where pages can be removed. -
correct answer-True
Which of the following items must be recorded in your permanently bound journal? - correct
answer-A) date and time of day of notarization
B) type of notarization
C) type, title, or a description of the document or proceeding
D) signature, printed name, and address of each principal
E) evidence of identity of each principal
